Threshing Day

The Empyrean #3.5

by Rebecca Yarros

The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day contains thirteen stories starring your favorite characters and their dragons. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza. This breathtaking collectible is available only in the US and Canada while supplies last.

Full blurb to be revealed soon!

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Dragons, Romance, Fantasy Romance, Fiction, Adult

224 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication September 29, 2026

About the author

Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and coffee addict. She is the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels, including Fourth Wing, The Last Letter and The Things We Leave Unfinished. She’s also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward. Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for over twenty years. A mother of six, she is currently surviving the teenage years with all four of her hockey-playing sons.

Want to know about Rebecca’s next release? Check her out online at www.rebeccayarros.com.

Reviews

[Matea ☽ [ia]]

I saw someone on TikTok say, “what if this is the 12 hours Violet doesn’t remember?” and I genuinely haven’t known peace since 😭💀

[angelinabvby ۶ৎ (semi-ia)]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAA

xaddy where you at

[èvieane]

ㅤ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ᯓ ᯽ ‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍pre-release ࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ
Did I expect something entirely different? Yes. Does this feel like a total cash grab? Yes. BUT WILL I STILL READ THIS JUST FOR RIDOC'S POV?? ABSOLUTELY 🙌🏻
Also, if she will add Liam's story, I will sue for emotional abuse.

[Ss]

THE TITLE AND COVER ARE OUT!! 🐉
Threshing Day already has me excited, especially knowing we’re getting 13 stories from the Empyrean universe. I can’t wait to return to this world and see what Rebecca Yarros has in store for us.

[Grace Btrs (semi ia - mostly overwhelmed)]

IT'S 13 STORIES FROM THRESHING DAY
ahhhhhhhhh
Okay my guesses:
1- Xaden and Sgaeyl
2- Ridoc and Aotrom
3- LIAMMMMM (fuck break my heart) and Deigh
4- Tairn and Naolin (hear me out!!!)
5- Lilith and Aimsir
6- Dain and Cath
7- Mira and Teine
8- Aaric and Molvic
9- Imogen and Feirge
10- Garrick and Chradh
11- Brennan and Marbh
12- Rhi and Feirge
13- Sloane and Thoirt
No I don't remember names of all dragons, I searched some of them up :p

She did say beloved characters, so not Baide and Barlow
I would be down for Codagh's story tho...

What are your guesses?


--
WHATEVER THIS IS, I AM EATING IT UP. Crumbs, dust, and all.

Okay also so
Since this is not listed in the Empyrean Series thread, but it's added on RY profile alone (like a stabdalone would be)
Which leads me to believe it is not a novella about the main characters
It's probably some world lore like the Fables or the codex or an extended glossary or the guide to dragons or ALL OF THEM COMBINED

[Rachel Louise ☆]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S A FOURTH WING NOVELLA BEING RELEASED ON MY BIRTHDAY I'M GONNA THROW UP

[marrireads (updating reviews)]

THRESHING DAY?!?!!
we're getting to see xaden bond sgaeyl??? excuse me???
i'm already obsessed

[꩜ mαrti 🕷️]

જ⁀➴ pre - release ⋆˚࿔
13 DIFFERENT STORIES?!? BUT THE COVER IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! why can't tomorrow be september 29th?

[laila ౨ৎ]

WE ARE SO BACKKK
we better be seeing a lot of xaddy or I will throw hands
whatever this is just know I will be eating it up

[Giulia ❀]

It’s gonna be the codex I just know it.
Also, I think soon Rebecca will finally release on her website the bonus chapter she was working on last summer about Xaden’s pov while Violet was being tortured in Iron Flame.
I CAN’T WAIT FOR SEPTEMBER TO BE HERE PLS REBECCA HURRY WITH THAT BOOK 4 BC I’M CRAVING IT

[bloomysoul]

Damn.
🔥 🔥 🔥
XADDY 🫦🫦🫦

[Salma [inactive]]

I’m wondering if we’ll get Liam’s POV, and how much pain it’ll cause if we do. Knowing how the author’s writing is, it’ll be a ton. I really hope we get Liam and Ridoc's POVs.

[Readbyana (New bio)]

Pre realse undate 2:- OMGGG! WE'RE GETTING 13 THRESHING STORIES!!! 🤩❤️
ANDDD XADEN 𝗗𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗬 RIORSON STORY!!!😭 I CAN'T WAITT!!!
Also Rebecca let liam be the one of the thirteen...🤞🏻😭

┈> pre- release:-
If this surprise Empyrean release ends up being Xaden-related, I fear I may never recover 😭

[☀️Meg- slowly coming back!]

pre release:
I Cannot tell you how excited i am after reeading onyx storm last year wasa so good!!!! i know this is going to be even better!!! i cannot wait for the new releases come september/november!!!! so many good books are coming out that we have been waiting for for so long too!!! e deseerve this as readers heehehe lets goooooo

[Rebecca]

I don't care what it is, I need it right now.

**update**

Okay this is way better than all my predictions (except for the missing 12 hours obviously)

[yas reads]

pre-read
the way i yelped when i found out this is gonna have xaden in it
WE'RE SO BACK BABYYY

[seeraaa ♡ { Slump Era :⁠-⁠( }]

🧍🏻‍♀️

[Szee Ning [ semi-hiatus ]]

not book four… ARE YOU MOCKING US REBECCA 😭

[mili ⋆˚✿˖°]

SEPTEMBER CAN’T COME ANY FASTER 😭🖤

[⏾]

“not book four” REBECCA YARROS WDYM

[trix]

GASP. (O_O)!
A NOVELLA?!
BEFORE THE FOURTH BOOK?
I'M IN TEARS. IDK WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.
*SCREAM*

[⋆. 𐙚 ˚ Elin ( semi-ia)]

⋆🐾° 𝙥𝙧𝙚-𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚
This was NOT what I was expecting but you will never find me complaining about getting A NOVELLA FOR PROFESSOR DADDY I AM DONE. NO. THIS WAS THE BEST SURPRISE EVER. MY BIRTHDAY WISHES ARE NOW NEARLY COMPLETE. xx

[Lydia]

🐲Pre-releaase:🐉

*Update*: OMG, WE HAVE THE TITLE ✨THRESHING DAY✨ WHICH IS AMAZING AND THE 🤍COVER🤍 THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! OMG, REBECCA, THANK YOU SO MUCH! WE LOVE TOU!

P.S.: Now, we have to wait only SJM to reveal something about her new books! Yeah! 💕💗 (15/07/2026)

*OG*: Omg.... In autumn we have -> Acotar 6, Quicksilver 3, Burn of the Everflame, The Last King of Faerie, Dead Beat, The Knave and the Moon, Holy Monsters, The ​Mirror of Infinite Endings, The Wolf Queen, Escape Me, A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters and now a new book about THE EMPYREAN coming out in autumn 2026! OMGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!! Guys, I am NOT good at all! ERROR 404! ERROR 404!

P.S.: Autumn can just take all my money with no regrets! 🍂🔥 (29/05/2026)

[butteafirst]

I'm not ready.

Liam's POV? 😭
Xaden's POV? 😭🫶🏻
THIRTEEN different perspectives during Threshing Day?!

Rebecca Yarros, thank you... but also, how dare you?

Meanwhile, I'll be over here patiently (not patiently at all) waiting for the next Empyrean book because I still need answers after that cliffhanger. 🫠

[Emma K]

AHHHH SO FREAKING EXCITED Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE TO CHAIN ME TO A WALL TO STOP ME FROM RUNNING AROUND AND YELLING THE NEWS FOR ALL TO HEAR

[giu ౨ৎ]

i’m so ready for this one!! i can’t wait for it to be released

[thilda♡]

𝒑𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅: I am SO excited for this. September 29th please come quickly ; (◞‸◟)

[Bethan (Kai Azer's Version) (finished GCSEs!!!!)]

✎Pre-Read

17/7/2026
Updated 18/7/2026
Omgggg we have a title!!!!
Threshing Day!!!!
I know so many people were predicting this but I fully wasn't
I'm soooo happy were getting it though
So 13 riders and their threshing
We know Xaden is getting one
But who are the others??
My predictions (ignore the fact that I have forgotten a bunch of names):
- Ridoc (would be so iconic)
- Bodhi (we don't really know a lot about him)
- Rhiannon
- Sawyer (idk if all of the 'big 4' would get repetitive or something but depends)
- Brennan
- Mira
- Jack Barlow (I hate to say it but I want to see his relationship with his dragon because it seemed so weird)
- Lilith Sorrengail
- Aaric
- Garrick
- Dain
- Sloane
- Liam (stop I will actually 😭)
- The guy who had Taryn before Violet and 'died' saving Brennan (yes I am bringing my venin theory into this))
- One of the other Generals/Big people in charge of stuff? (Maybe Aetos or the guy who is bonded to the big black dragon)
- One of the teachers at Basgiath
- Felix (idk at this point)
At this point I think I'm just naming everyone I can think of bonded to a dragon
I feel like the point of this novella is to give us clues and a bit of extra knowledge going into Book 4 so some of these I just really don't know what they could tell us (I mean I would read Ridoc's purely for the vibes and same with any of them but still)

20/4/2026 predictions
My top theories for what this could be (in a slight order of how likely I think they are) are:
➛ Book Of Brennan (I just really want this)
➛ The Fable Of The Barons (could tell us something about defeating the Venin)
➛ A story of the Six (same with the last one)
➛ Lyra's (one of the Six) journal (same with the last 2)
➛ Field guide to dragon kind/some other text book (interesting knowledge and possible tell us about the dragon who is lying?)
➛ Violet's dad's journals (something about the isles for help defeat Venin?)
➛ The Codex (I think it would be a bit boring so I kind of doubt it)
➛ novella about Violet before she joined the quadrant (fits with the theory about her second boyfriend)
➛ novella about what happened to Bohdi in the battle (revealing him as the brother?)
➛ novella about what happened to Brennan in the war (confirmation about Naolin turning Venin and maybe even their relationship)
➛ a novella about what happened to everyone else in the 12 hours (unlikely in my opinion because I feel like we would just get it at the start of book 4)

[alana ☁️]

drop literally anything about this series and I'll be seated immediately.🧎‍♀️🛐

[🇵🇸Nadine {semi-hiatus til August 16} Azer-Riorson-Warner-Greenbriar-Of-The-Hollow]

~Pre read:
I NEED THIS YESTERDAY! THE COVER IS GORGEOOOUUUSSSS!!!
Also.. THIRTEEN STORIES?! I. AM. SAT.